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BJP hunts for new faces for Chhattisgarh unit
Amid the infighting and factionalism, the BJP central leadership has in a strong message to its Chhattisgarh unit asked it to put its house in order before next year’s assembly polls. The party is exploring the possibility of new leadership in Chhattisgarh before the assembly polls. The BJP ruled...
MP Cong accuses BJP of ‘grave injustice’ to OBCs
A day after the Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) announced the schedule of three-tier panchayat polls, the Opposition Congress accused the BJP-led state government of doing “grave injustice” to the other backward classes (OBCs). It claimed that the government has given only a 9-13 per cent quota to...
Mann govt withdraws security cover of 424 VIPs
The Punjab government has withdrawn the security provided to 424 retired police officers and religious and political leaders. Ten personnel tasked with the security of Dera Radha Soami, Beas, have also been withdrawn. The Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government had been cracking down on VIP culture in the...
India slams OIC criticism of Yasin Malik conviction
India on Friday slammed OIC-IPHRC for its criticism of judgement in the terror funding case involving Yasin Malik and said the organisation has implicitly expressed support for the terrorist activities. India urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) not to justify terrorism in any manner, saying the world seeks...
Regional parties report Rs 250cr electoral bond donations
Five regional parties have declared they received donations amounting to Rs 250.60 crore through electoral bonds in 2020-21, according to poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). According to ADR’s latest report, the total income of 31 regional parties for the 2020-21 financial year was Rs 529.416 crore,...
Pak PM says fuel price hike averted bankruptcy
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said his government’s move to increase fuel prices was necessary to avoid the country from facing bankruptcy. Pakistan on Thursday increased the prices of petroleum products by Rs 30 per litre. Following the hike, price of petrol is now at Rs 179.85,...
No wheat-like export restriction for rice immediately
India does not plan to curb rice exports as the world’s biggest exporter of the staple has sufficient stocks and local rates are lower than state-set support prices, trade and government sources said. India banned wheat exports on May 14, just days after New Delhi forecast record shipments of...
BJP wants AAP stopped from becoming main opposition party
Concerned with the expansion plan of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has directed state units to plan strategies to stop it from becoming principal opposition parties there by replacing Congress. After its thumping victory in Punjab assembly polls, the AAP has now shifted its focus...
Imran praises India for fuel price cut, slams Pakistan
While invoking the name of India, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan yet again slammed the Shehbaz Sharif government after the federal government hiked the petrol and diesel prices by PKR 30 per litre. While criticising the government, the Imran said this “insensitive government” has not pursued the deal...
Putin offers to help solve food crisis if sanctions lifted
Moscow is ready to make a “significant contribution” to averting a looming food crisis if the West lifts sanctions imposed on Russia over Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said in a telephone call with Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi. “Vladimir Putin emphasises that the Russian Federation is ready to make...
